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Diablo 4 will not have loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics News Aug 19th, 2022

Diablo 4 will not have loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics

Blizzard has laid out how its upcoming RPG will be monetised

Unity's Riccitiello apologies for "fucking idiots" comment News Jul 18th, 2022

Unity's Riccitiello apologies for "fucking idiots" comment

Follows the chief exec trying to pass off interview as "clickbait"

Unity's Riccitiello talks monetisation, pisses off everyone News Jul 15th, 2022

Unity's Riccitiello talks monetisation, pisses off everyone

CEO says that devs who don't consider monetisation are "fucking idiots"

Meier: Industry should focus on gameplay rather than monetisation News Mar 1st, 2022

Meier: Industry should focus on gameplay rather than monetisation

"People can assume that a game is going to be fun and what it needs for success are more cinematics or monetisation or whatever"

Monetisation platform PlayerLands goes live News Oct 19th, 2020

Monetisation platform PlayerLands goes live

Service allows server owners to sell in-game items to fans

Opinion: rethinking PC pricing in 2020 Interviews & Opinion Oct 7th, 2020

Opinion: rethinking PC pricing in 2020

Fundamentally Games' Oscar Clark discusses games pricing, microtransactions, and revenue strategy

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games News Apr 14th, 2020

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games

Follows the introduction of in-game purchases more than two years ago

EA to pull FIFA in-game currency in Belgium News Jan 30th, 2019

EA to pull FIFA in-game currency in Belgium

Ultimate Team purchases won't be possible from tomorrow

Splash Damage removes monetisation options from Dirty Bomb News Jan 9th, 2019

Splash Damage removes monetisation options from Dirty Bomb

Follows studio saying it was halting development on the project

What’s up with Artifact’s monetisation? Feature Dec 18th, 2018

What’s up with Artifact’s monetisation?

We get to the bottom of the trouble surrounding the economy in Valve's latest release

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes News Nov 28th, 2018

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes

Follows Star Wars Battlefront II mess at the end of 2017

Valve attempts to course correct Artifact’s controversial payment system News Nov 20th, 2018

Valve attempts to course correct Artifact’s controversial payment system

The card game’s complex monetisation blasted as predatory by beta players

Ubisoft rep's claims that loot boxes are "a huge boon for the gaming industry" sparks heated response News Nov 16th, 2018

Ubisoft rep's claims that loot boxes are "a huge boon for the gaming industry" sparks heated response

Gamers take the news of loot boxes featuring in Trials Rising entirely as expected

PUBG's take on Fortnite's Battle Pass drops tomorrow News Jun 21st, 2018

PUBG's take on Fortnite's Battle Pass drops tomorrow

Battlegrounds' new unlock system arrives with the new Sanhok map

Pay-to-win mechanics popular in China but the West is not on board News Jun 1st, 2018

Pay-to-win mechanics popular in China but the West is not on board

Different roots and journeys for these regions have created vastly different markets

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